At the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Singaporean Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing rejected pressure to take sides in U.S.-China geopolitical rivalries. Anwar emphasized ASEAN’s neutrality, while Chan said Southeast Asia should uphold global principles, not choose between powers.
Their stance came after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asia-Pacific countries to raise military spending to 5% of GDP to counter China. Chinese experts criticized this as an attempt to provoke division, promoting bloc confrontation under the U.S. “Indo-Pacific Strategy.”
China, in contrast, presented its new “Asian security model,” promoting peace, cooperation, and dialogue. Chinese officials and scholars argue this model better suits regional interests than the U.S. strategy, which they say fuels instability and hegemony.
Credit : CGTN
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